ed in the Declaration of Rights
of 1774, 274. Rejected by the
King of Great Britain, 278.
Philadelphia, Convention at, for
forming the Constitution, 34.
Piracies, power to define and pun-
ish, 119, 294.
Places of trial of crimes, 228, 229,
300, 304.
Pledges of Electors, 166, 167.
Plymouth Company, 15.
ment by the, 15, 16. Union of,
with Massachusetts, 16.
Poll taxes, 103, 104, 295.
Postmaster-general, suits by the,
Post offices, 117, 294.
Post roads, 117, 294.
Powers and privileges, of both
Houses of Congress, 90, 292.
Reserved to the States and peo-
ple, 266, 305. See Congress,
President, Representatives,Sen-
ate, Senators, and States.
Preamble of the Constitution and
the exposition of it, 37, 289.
Presentments, 230, 231, 232, 304.
Presents to persons in office, from
foreign powers, prohibition of,
145, 296.
President of the Senate, Vice-
President of the United States,
74, 291. Senatorial chair vacat-
ed by the, 76, 291. See Vice-
President.
President of the United States,
impeachment and trial of the,76,
78, 83, 291. Cannot pardon, in
trials by impeachment, 88, 170,
172, 298. Power of the, to ap-
prove and negative laws, 98,
293. Bills not approved by the,
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of, 161, 163, 164, 168, 298,
306. Mode of electing the, 161,
163, 164, 296, 297, 395.
Qualifications for, 167, 297.
Resignation of the, 168, 298.
Provision for vacancy of the
office of, 168, 298, 306. His
compensation, 168, 169, 298.
Oath taken by the, 169, 298.
Powers of, 170, 298; to re-
quire the opinions of the Heads
of Departments, 170, 171,
298; to grant reprieves and
pardons, 171, 298; to make
treaties, 172, 298; appoint-
ments to office, 172-175, 299.
Removal from office by the,
174. Duties of, 175, 299. To
give information to Congress,
and recommend measures, 176,
299. To convene and adjourn
Congress, 176, 299. To re-
ceive ambassadors and other
public ministers, 176, 299. To
take care that the laws be faith-
fully executed, 177, 299. To
commission all the officers of
the United States, 178, 299.
Incidental powers of the, 178.
Press, liberty of the, 255,261, 303.
Restriction of the, in foreign
countries, 262. Loose reasoning
on the, 263. Licensing the,
263. Licentiousness of the, 264.
Princeton, adjournment of the
Continental Congress to, 129.
Private property, on taking for
public uses, 230, 233, 304.
Privilege from arrest, 93,281,292.
Privileges of citizens, 242, 301.
See Controversies, and Judic-
iary.
at the adjournment of Congress, || Prizes, jurisdiction in cases of, 194,
98, 100, 293. Commander-in- 195. See Captures.
chief of the army, navy, and || Prohibitions, on the United States,
142, 295. On the States, 146,
296. Of religious tests, 252,
253, 259, 303. Of religious es-
tablishments, 255, 259, 303.
Vice-Property, private, taken for public
use, 230, 233, 304.
militia, 127, 170, 298. Power
of, to call out the militia, 127.
Duration and tenure of office of
the, 159, 160, 296. Re-eligi-
bility of the, 160, 161.
President performing the duties
Proprietary governments, in the
American colonies, 17, 18. In-
troduction of the common law
into, 20.
Proroguing, by the King, and by
governors, 92.
Protecting domestic manufactures,
113.
Provincial Assemblies, 17. Disso-
lution of, by English governors,
92, 272.
Provincial governments, in the
American colonies, 17. Intro-
duction of the common law into
the, 20.
Provisional Articles of Peace, sign-
ed at Paris, in 1782, 324.
Public acts, records, and judicial
proceedings, the faith to be giv-
en to, 135, 301.
Public credit, Washington on, 317.
Public debts, see Debts.
Public lands, owned by the Crown, ||
29. Concessions of, by Virginia
and New York, 29. See Ceded
places.
Public ministers, appointment of,
172, 173, 299. To be received
by the President, 176, 299. Ju-
risdiction of the Judiciary over,
186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300.
Public money, see Money.
Punishments, on the infliction of,
under the Confederation, 30. In
cases of impeachment, unpar-
donable, 88, 170, 171, 298. Of
members of Congress, 91, 292.
For counterfeiting securities and
current coin, 116, 294. Of pi-
racies, felonies, and offences
against the law of nations, 119,
294.
Of treason, 134, 135,
301. Of innocent persons, 135.
Cruel and unjust, not to be in-
flicted, 238, 304.
Qualifications, for electors of Rep-
resentatives, 50, 51, 289. For
Representatives, 54, 73, 289.
For Senators, 73, 291. For
President and Vice-President,
167, 297, 306.
Quartering soldiers, 265, 303.
Quorum, in the Houses of Con-
gress, 90, 91, 292. In voting
for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, 162, 163, 297, 306.
Ratifications of the Constitution,
254, 303.
Recaptures, 196.
Receipts of public money, account
of, to be published, 144, 145,
296.
Records and laws of States, admis-
sion and proof of, 135, 301.
Effect to be given to, 136.
Regulate commerce, power of
Congress to, 108, 109, 110,
141, 294. Meaning of the
words, 109. See Commerce.
Religion, freedom of, 252, 253,
255, 259, 303. Right of gov-
ernment to interfere in, 260.
Washington on the necessity of,
to political prosperity, 316.
Religious establishments, unconsti-
tutional, 255, 259, 303.
Religious tests, 252, 253, 259,
Removals from office by the Pres-
ident, 174.
Representation, in Parliament,
24, 273. The principle of, 50,
57.
The right of, 273. In the
Territory northwest of the river
Ohio, 332.
Representatives under the Colonial
Governments, 17, 19.
Representatives, House of, in Con-
gress, 49, 50, 289. Election of,
by the people, 50, 89, 289;
advantages of it, 50, 51. Quali-
fications of electors of, 50, 51,
289. Serve two years, 52, 289.
Knowledge and experience re-
quisite in, 52. Qualifications of,
54, 73, 289; as to age, 54, 73,
289; as to citizenship, 54, 55,
73, 290; as to inhabitancy, 54,
55, 74, 290. Apportionment of,
56-62, 104, 290. Restriction as
to the number of, 56, 61, 290.
On the manner of apportioning,
58, 290. Supplying vacancies in ||
the, 62, 290. Choice of Speak-
of credit in the, 148, 286. Le-
gal tender during the, 149. Con-
fiscation laws, 150. Aliens made
Rhode Island, settled, 16.
Rhode Island
Char-
ter government of, 19. Pro-
ceedings of, respecting the Fed-
eral Constitution, 34.
Rights, of discovery, 13. Declar-
ation of, by the Continental Con-
gress, in 1774, 24, 271. Reserv-
ed to the States and people, 264,
265, 266, 305. Claimed in the
Declaration of Independence,
275. See Bill of Rights.
and other officers by the, 62,
290. The power of impeach-
ment in the, 62, 63, 85, 87, 290. ||
Not impeachable, 83. Punish
for contempts, 85, 98. Disqual-
ifications of, 94, 292. Bills for
raising revenue, to originate with
the, 96, 293. Cannot be elec-
tors of President and Vice-Pres-
ident, 161, 297. Choice of Rules of Congress, 91, 292.
President by, 162, 163, 165,
297, 305. See Congress.
Reprieves, granted by the Presi-
dent, 171, 298. See Pardons.
Reprisal, letters of marque and, || Salvage, 196.
120, 121, 294. Forbidden to
the States, 146, 296.
Republican form of government,
guarantied to the several States,
244, 245, 302.
Republics, remarks on, 267, 270.
Reserved powers and rights, of the
people, 264, 265, 266, 305.
Of the States, under the Confed-
eration, 279.
Resignation of President, 168,
298.
Resolves, contained in the Declar-
ation of Rights, 273.
Retrospective laws, prohibition of,
by the Union, 144, 295; by the
States, 146, 150, 296.
Revenue, measures of Great Brit-
ain for raising, in the American
Colonies, 24, 271. Want of
power respecting, under the
Confederation, 30. Bills for
raising, 96, 293. Power of
Congress to raise, 101, 293.
See Duties, and Taxes.
Revolution, the American, politi- ||
cal state of the Colonies at the
time of the, 22. Origin of the,
Government during the,
26. Army of the, 122. Bills
Salary of the President, 168, 169,
298. See Compensation.
Search-warrants, 237, 303.
Seat of the government and other
ceded places, power of Congress
over the, 128, 295.
Second trials, prohibition of, 230,
232, 304. See Trials.
Secrecy in Congress, 92, 292.
Self-accusation, criminals
bound to, 230, 233, 304.
Senate, in Congress, importance of
its existence, 64. Nature of the
representation and vote in the,
67, 290. Supply of vacancies
in the, 72, 291. President of
the, 74, 291. Choice of officers
by the, 74, 75, 291. Trial for
impeachment, by the, 76, 78,
85, 291. Power of the, in re-
gard to treaties and appoint-
ments by the President, 172,
182, 299. Filling of vacancies
during the recess of the, 175,
299. To concur in the appoint-
ment of judges, 182, 299.
Congress, and Senators.
Senators, 67-69, 89, 290.
ber of, 67, 70, 290.
the legislatures, 67, 69, 290.
Their term of service, 67, 71,
290. Change of one third of
the, 72, 290. Qualifications of,
73, 291.
On the impeachment
of, 83. Disqualifications of,
94, 292. Cannot be electors of
President and Vice-President,
161, 162, 297. See Congress,
Settlement of the United States,
and notice of the, 15.
Ships of war, not to be kept by
the States in time of peace, 156,
296.
Silver to be legal tender in pay-
ment of debts, 146, 149, 296.
Slave trade, abolition of the, by
the United States, 142, 295.
Slaves, apportionment of Repre-
sentatives according to, 56, 57,
290. Prohibition of, in the
Northwestern Territory, 140,
337. Importation of, 142, 295.
Duties on, 142, 295. Examin-
ation of, by torture, 233. On
delivering up fugitive,
301, 337.
Soil, Indian right to the, 12.
ropean claim to the, 13.
Soldiers, on quartering, 265, 303.
South Carolina, settled, 16.
ernment of, at the commence-
ment of the Revolution, 18.
Adopts the Constitution, 35.
Southern Colony, under the char-
ter of James I., 15.
Speaker, of the House of Repre-
sentatives, choice of, 62, 290.
Of the House of Commons,
must be approved by the King,
Speech, see Liberty.
Stamp Act, 24.
Standard of weights and meas-
ures, 116, 294.
Standing armies, impolicy of, 265.
Resolution respecting the Bri-
tish, in America, 274.
State Bills of Rights, 48, 256.
See Bills of Rights,
and
Church.
State courts, remarks on the ju-
risdiction of, 219. Non-inter-
ference of the National with,
224. See Appellate, and Ju-
diciary.
State debts, 216. See Debts.
States, governments of the, during
the Revolution, 27. Confeder-
ation adopted by the, 28, 279,
Constitution adopted by the,
34, 303. Abbé Mably on
neighboring, 38. Importance
of union among the, 38, 43,
310. Separation of, into con-
federacies, 39. Burdens on,
if disunited, 43. Voting by,
under the Confederation, 56,
68, 281. Apportionment of di-
rect taxes among the, 56-60, 97,
104, 290, 295. Restraints on,
respecting taxation and duties,
106, 188, 296. Paramount
authority of the Union and the,
107. Taxation by, 111, 296.
Impotency of, respecting natur-
alization and bankrupt laws,
114, 115. Not to engage in
war, 120, 156, 296. Rights
reserved by the, over ceded
places, 130. The faith and
credit to be given to the public
acts, records, and judicial pro-
ceedings of the, 135, 301. Ad-
mission of New, into the Union,
137, 140, 301, 336. The de-
livering up of fugitive criminals
and slaves by, 140, 242, 243,
301, 337. Prohibitions on the,
146, 156, 188, 296; as to trea-
ties, alliances, and confedera-
tions, 146, 156, 296; as to
granting letters of marque and
reprisal, 146, 296; as to coin-
ing money, 146, 147, 296; as
to emission of bills of credit,
146, 147, 296; as to making
any thing but gold and silver
coin a legal tender in payment
of debts, 146, 149, 296; as to
passing any bill of attainder, ex
post facto law, or law impairing
the obligation of contracts, 146,
150, 296; as to granting titles
Swedes, in Delaware, 12.
T.
Tacitus, on examination by torture,
233.
of nobility, 146, 156, 296. Du-|| Supreme Court, 181, 299. Pos-
ties by, unconstitutional, 156, itively required, 182.
296. Not to keep troops, or diciary.
ships of war, in time of peace,
156, 296. Implied prohibitions
on the, 157. Voting by, in the
choice of President, 162, 163,
297, 306. Importance of the
National Judiciary to the tran-
quillity and sovereignty of the,
186, 187.
Jurisdiction in con-
troversies between, 186, 187,
199, 200, 221, 223, 300; be-
tween a State and citizens of
another State, 186, 187, 199,
201, 223, 300; in suits brought
by, and against a State, 186,
202, 217, 305; between citi-
zens of different, 186, 187,
205, 221, 300; of the same
State claiming lands under grants
of different, 186, 187, 209, 221,
300; between a State and the
citizens thereof, and foreign
States, citizens, or subjects,
186, 187, 210, 211, 221, 223.
In debt, at the adoption of the
Constitution, 216. Privileges
and immunities of citizens of
the, 242, 301. Guarantee of
republican government to the,
244, 245, 302. Power of, as to
amendments of the Constitu-
tion, 246, 302. Disregard of
treaty stipulations by the, un-
der the Confederation, 250.
Oath of office to be taken by
members of the governments
of, 252, 303. Ratification of
the Constitution by the, 254,
303. Powers not delegated to
the United States, by the, 266,
305. Representation of the,
under the Confederation, 280.
Restrictions on the, by the Con-
federation, 281. Committee
of the, under the Confederation,
285, 287.
See Confederation,
Taxation, under the Confederation,
28, 30. Power of Congress
respecting, 101, 141, 293; limit
to this power, 104, 293. By
individual States, 111, 296. See
Taxes.
Taxes, weakness of the Continen-
tal Congress respecting, 30, 102.
Apportionment of direct, 56-
60, 97, 104, 290. Bills for
raising, 96, 97, 293. Power of
Congress to lay and collect, 101,
103, 141, 293. Direct and indi-
rect, 103. Laying, and reg-
ulating commerce, 111. On
imported slaves, 142, 295. See
Taxation.
Congress, and Union.
Supremacy of the Constitution,
laws, and treaties, 249, 302.
Tender, in payment for debts, 146,
149, 296.
Tenure of office, of Representa-
tives, 50, 52, 289. Of Sena-
tors, 60, 71, 290. Of Presi-
dent, 159, 160, 296. Of Vice-
President, 159, 161, 296. Of
Judges, 181, 182, 300. By
Judges, in different States, 206.
Territories, government of, 138,
301. Ordinance for, by Nathan
Dane, 139, 329.
Testimony, see Witnesses.
Tests, religious, unconstitutional,
252, 253, 259, 303. See Reli-
gion.
Title to the soil of America, claim-
ed by the Indians, 12; by the
Europeans, 13.
Titles of nobility, unconstitutional,
145, 146, 156, 296.
Tonnage duties by the States, un-
constitutional, 106, 156, 296.
See Duties.
Tories, see Loyalists.
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